Posted on 09/29/2015 7:51:03 AM PDT by Jim W N
The Senate voted 77-19 Monday to advance a short-term government spending bill, narrowing the chances of a federal shutdown days before Wednesdays deadline.
The Senates continuing resolution leaves intact taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, shelving a fight that conservatives wanted Republican leadership to wage with President Barack Obama. Planned Parenthood, Americas largest abortion provider, is under scrutiny following a series of undercover videos.
With the Senates vote Monday, Congress now has two days to finalize a spending agreement for Obama to avoid a shutdown.
The spending measure, which funds the government through Dec. 11, is likely to sail through the Senate on final passage Tuesday. It still must be approved by the Republican-led House. The White House has indicated that Obama would sign the clean resolution.
Conservatives criticized the Senates vote as a missed opportunity to take action against Planned Parenthood.
Mitch McConnell is protecting government funding for an organization that has been accused of manipulating abortion procedures to secure higher prices for the sale of baby parts from aborted children, said Russ Vought, vice president of grassroots outreach for Heritage Action, in an email to conservative activists.
House Speaker John Boehner, who announced his resignation Friday, was asked about a potential shutdown on CBS Face the Nation Sunday. Boehner vowed that the chamber would take up the Senates bill despite heated Republican division over its inclusion of federal funds for Planned Parenthood.
Boehner, who shocked his colleagues last week upon announcing he was stepping down in October, added that he would pursue an investigation into Planned Parenthood following the string of undercover videos showing top officials from the group discussing the sale of aborted babies.
We will also take up a select committee to investigate these horrific videos that we have seen from abortion clinics in several states that really raise questions about the use of federal funds and raise questions about aborted fetuses that are born alive, he said.
Last week, Senate Democrats blocked a continuing resolution that would have stripped the organization of its $500 million in federal grants. Eight Republican senators split with their party to vote against the measure, leaving the legislation short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster and advance.
Though Congress will likely avert a government shutdown this week, the fight over funding for Planned Parenthood is likely only delayed until mid-December as House and Senate Republicans have promised to reignite the defund effort.
[It seems that StemExpess, the main buyers, have backed out of their PP deals. At least that is what I understand. Maybe someone else has more information.]
Guaranteed this is for public consumption and another pipeline has already been opened in this gruesome trade.
It's like living in an alternate universe where the perverse reigns supreme.
It boggles the mind.
Abortion clinics have gotten away with a lot. Not just the babies but women die in the clinics because they are not equipped to take care of emergencies when they happen. And regular people do not know what happens to the women, let alone the babies.
The good thing is that these videos exposing abortion clinics as human baby chop-shops have just begun to enlighten the masses. And it will snowball on PP whether or not Congress gives them funding.
From your fingers to Gods’ screen!
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